.25-06 recut to .270?

[Blacksmoke]

My one remaining high power rifle is a Ruger M77 in .25-06. I bought it new years ago and have fired maybe two boxes of factory ammo. I live in a rural area where the onlyammo available is from a neighbor who is a competent reloader. He loads .270, .30-06, 7mm Mag and.300 Ultra Mag. There is no factory .25-06 sold for 200 miles. So,I got to thinking I ought to recut this rifle to .270. My question is should I just send it to a competent gun smith to re-cut that barrel and the chamber or just cut the chamber and have a new barrel installed>? I have never done this before and could use some advice./

 

[Jim Watson]

A rebore will cost you about $300.
A new barrel will cost you from $350 to $600.

Midway, Midsouth, Graf's, and Nachez will send .25-06 ammunition to your door.

 

[Nico Testosteros]

And Grafs only charges $4.50 to package and ship the ammo, no limit on amount. They do ship via a carrier that requires an adult signature though.

Northern New Mexico is my favorite place in the world, btw.

 

[Al Thompson]

The chamber is part of the barrel, so a new barrel will have to be installed. A rebore is where a gunsmith both cuts a new chamber and increases the bore diameter.

These guys have some good reports locally.

http://www.mcgowenbarrel.com/catalog3.htm

 

[Blacksmoke]

Midway, Midsouth, Graf's, and Nachez will send .25-06 ammunition to your door

When they have it in stock.

I leave the house for the fields shortly after sunup and return after dark. There is no one else here who can write. For some reason, my Lab refuses to learn to write her name even though she in on the Board of Directors for my LLC.

Buying local reloads is my best option for ammo. Hence the post.

 

[pete f]

Then buy him dies and bullets and give him your brass. or have the ammo shipped to him, or sell the rifle, it will cost you less in the long run

 

[Txhillbilly]

Cabelas also will ship ammo to your door,and if you tell them (most companies)when you order to put No Signature Required then you won't have to sign for it when it is delivered.

 

[Rokman]

I agree with the suggestion to buy your ammo online. I agree with get the dies and components for your buddy to load for you. Heck, buy a starter kit and load your own. It is a real pleasure to shoot ammo that you personally handload. The .25-06 is a greatt cartridge and if the gun shoots well, I say keep it as is.

 

[loadedround]

Pete F. has the right idea. For a fraction of the price to have your rifle rebarreled to a 270, you could order a set of quality 25-06 dies, several boxes of your desired bullets and have your friend load all your empty cases at his cost. There is absolutely nothing that a 270 can do that a 25-06 can't do and I do own and shoot both calibers. Check out MidwayUSA on line for components available.

 

[Dr T]

Midway, Midsouth and Cabela's do not require adult signature. You do have to fax them a copy of your driver's license, but that is a one time deal.

See

http://www.midwayusa.com/ : Hornady, Federal, Winchester, and Remington currently in stock
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/ : Hornady and Federal currently in stock
http://www.cabelas.com/ : Federal, Remington, Winchester, etc. in stock

Or drop $40 on some 25-06 reloading dies for your friend. If you provide the bullets, primers, cases, and powder, he should have the rest if he is loading for 270.

 

[natman]

You could get your local gunshop / hardware store to special order you a lot of ammunition for the cost of rebore / rebarreling your rifle.

 

[JonB]

Order components and reload. I went the cheap route for reloading and got a Lee Hand press. It won't crank out the rounds very fast, but it's very cost effective and you can easily load a box or two in an evening. I load in the winter when it's too cold to shoot.

For a couple of hundred bucks you can get the hand press, scale, dies, a book or two and some components and be well on your way. Plus you have the bonus of a neighbor who reloads - bet he would love to help you learn.

 

[Onmilo]

+1 on reloading for the .25/06 first, you will increase the versatility of the rifle doing so with the now fairly limited commercial ammo offers for this caliber.

Send it back to Ruger for a reasonable rebarrel charge if you don't want to go that route.

Because of machining stresses, recut high power barrels rarely shoot as well as the original chamber.

 

[Red State]

I just have to agree with most of the previous posters. Spending $300 to $600 to change calibers seems like a waste.

That money would sure go a long way towards a large delivery of 25-06 ammunition or towards some reloading equipment.

Unless you really, really want the larger diameter bullet of the .270 for some reason other than convenience & availability, I just don't think the change makes sense.

 

[Art Eatman]

Wild West Trading Company
575-751-7144
4053 State Road 68
Ranchos De Taos, NM 87557

Or the Elite Gun store in Raton. Several places in Farmington...

Hard to be in northern NM and 200 miles from all of those.

 

[Ateam-3]

I echo the thoughts on reloading (I reload myself) or buying ammo online. As mentioned earlier, ammo can be delivered with no signature required. However, if you send your rifle out to be re-barreled, a signature is required for its delivery back to you. This presents the same problem as before.